Masoud Bakhtiari
Iranian teacher, poet and singer (1940–2006)
Bahman Alaeddin (Persian: بهمن علاءالدین; October 12, 1940 – November 3, 2006), commonly known by his stage name as Masoud Bakhtiari (Persian: مسعود بختیاری) was an Iranian singer, songwriter, composer, and teacher. In his songs, all of them were spoken in his native Bakhtiari, a dialect of the Luri language. He had also composed poetry, often in Bakhtiari, but occasionally, as well in Persian.
Biography
Bahman Alaeddin was born on October 12, 1940, in Masjed Soleyman, in the Khuzestan province of Pahlavi Iran, when the Pahlavi dynasty had ruled the country. His parents were Hajjieh Limu Khanom and Mirza Mohammad Karim. As a Bakhtiari, he was from the Haft Lang ethnic group from the Behdarvand clan from Bakhtiarvand.
Before the revolution, with the help of Mansour Ghanadpour, a Santoor musician, presented works in both Bakhtiari and Persian and the mood in urban music.
After completing secondary education at that time, Alaeddin served in education and served as a teacher until he retired. The beginning of his cooperation with Radio Ahvaz (now Khuzestan Network) and Mansour Ghanadpour, while teaching at the same time in Ahvaz.
In 1979, His career temporarily stalled as the Islamic Revolution had been taking place, during this period, his Kurdish friend Mohammad Hossein Sefizadeh would introduce him to Ata Janguk, a fellow musician who was professional in the tar and setar from the city of Lar, located in the Fars province, despite Janguk not being Bakhtiari, his culture was very close to them as these instruments were common amongst both of their respective cultures.
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